Sullivan County, IN

Population

A region's economy thrives or dives because of the people who choose to live there. That choice may occur by being born there and desiring to stay, or a more deliberate one of choosing to relocate from somewhere else. Monitoring change in the size and movement of population is an important barometer of well-being.

Population Over Time

1990

2000

2005

2010

2016

Total Population

18,993

21,736

21,689

21,469

20,802

Change Since 1990

2,743

2,696

2,476

1,809

Pct. Change Since 1990

14.4%

14.2%

13.0%

9.5%

Source: US Census Bureau

Components of Population Change 2015 to 2016

Number

Net Domestic Migration

-181

International Migration

2

Natural Increase (births minus deaths)

39

Births

243

Deaths

204

Source: US Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age in 2016

Number

Pct. Dist

Preschool (0 to 4)

1,183

5.7%

School Age (5 to 17)

3,015

14.5%

College Age (18 to 24)

1,751

8.4%

Young Adult (25 to 44)

5,692

27.4%

Older Adult (45 to 64)

5,652

27.2%

Older (65 plus)

3,509

16.9%

Source: US Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin in 2016

Number

Pct. Dist

American Ind. or Alaskan Native Alone

59

0.3%

Asian Alone

54

0.3%

Black Alone

951

4.6%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone

2

0.0%

White Alone

19,482

93.7%

Two or More Race Groups

254

1.2%

Hispanic or Latino

Non-Hispanic or Latino

20,450

98.3%

Hispanic or Latino

352

1.7%

Source: US Census Bureau

Households in 2015

Number

Pct. Dist

Total Households

7,639

100.0%

Family Households

5,493

71.9%

Married with Children

1,334

17.5%

Married without Children

2,808

36.8%

Single Parents

719

9.4%

Other

632

8.3%

Non-family Households

2,146

28.1%

Living Alone

1,790

23.4%

Average Household Size

2.74

Average Family Household Size

3.81

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates

Population Counts by Decade

Population

NumericalChg.

Pct. Chg.

1950

23,667

NA

NA

1960

21,721

-1,946

-8.2%

1970

19,889

-1,832

-8.4%

1980

21,107

1,218

6.1%

1990

18,993

-2,114

-10.0%

April 2000

21,736

2,743

14.4%

April 2010

21,475

-261

-1.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Projections

2010

2015

2020

2025

2030

Population Projections

21,475

21,270

21,011

20,742

20,429

Change Since 2010

-205

-464

-733

-1,046

Pct. Change Since 2010

-1.0%

-2.2%

-3.4%

-4.9%

Source: Indiana Business Research Center.Note: 2010 data are census counts from the U.S. Census Bureau